Western Nebraska Community College (WNCC) is a community college in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. Its athletics teams are known as the Cougars.
WNCC was previously known as Scottsbluff Junior College, Scotts Bluff County College, and Nebraska Western College.
WNCC also has two other campuses in Sidney, Nebraska, and Alliance, Nebraska.
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